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C. 43
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Karen Caoile, Director of Risk Management
Date: January  10, 2023
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Risk Management Legal Defense Contracts
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   01/10/2023
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Karen Caoile, 925-335-1400
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     January  10, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Risk Management, or designee, to execute contracts with selected legal firms for defense of the County in workers' compensation, medical malpractice, and liability tort claims effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 in accordance with a specified fee schedule for the following firms: Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti; D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus & Rosenberg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McClellan and Corren; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier, Arnone & Daily.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Legal costs are funded through the Workers' Compensation, Liability, and Medical Malpractice Internal Service Funds.
BACKGROUND:

Legal firms are selected for their experience and expertise in particular areas of legal defense. Risk Management assigns cases to the various firms. The following legal firms selected for defense of claims with one-year contracts from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 are: Bold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson; Craddick, Candland & Conti, D'Andre, Peterson, Bobus & Rosenberg; Edrington, Schirmer & Murphy; Hanna, Brophy, MacLean, McAleer & Jensen; McClellan and Corren; McNamara, Ney, Beatty, Slattery, Borges & Ambacher; Mullen & Filippi; and Thomas, Lyding, Cartier, Arnone & Daily.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The County will not have the benefit of aforementioned firms' legal expertise.
CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speaker: Caller 6770.

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